I've never been one to go for the lemon poppyseed muffin over, say, a chocolate chip one. Especially if the chocolate chip one is whole wheat and I can convince myself it's healthy. But, I had a few lemons a little while ago and decided I needed to make something different for a change. You know, skip the chocolate addition for once in my life! And I'm so glad I did. I actually ended up making these muffins 4 times they were so good. And healthy too! We were all eating them for ... read more
Blueberry Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Bread
Muffins or quick bread? Which would you choose? I generally go for muffins, they're so much quicker to bake, and the edges are the best part anyways. But, if you make bread, the pan is way easier to clean. Such a conundrum. Not really. But I do usually make muffins, so when I decided to go with blueberry chocolate chip banana oat bread the other day, everyone here was very excited. Apparently we need to get out more. Although I can't really blame them, it WAS really good bread, and it ... read more
Dark Chocolate Cherry Fudgesicles
It's hot. So, so hot, and these dark chocolate cherry fudgesicles are the perfect antidote to this heat wave we're having. Fudgesicles were my absolute favourite frozen treat as a child. Actually, who am I kidding? They're my favourite now! Cold, creamy chocolate, what could be better? And these have some sweet bursts of frozen cherry in them as well to make them even better than the fudgesicle standby that we all know and love. They take a little longer than the usual homemade ... read more
Easy Focaccia Bread
I really enjoy making homemade bread. There's something almost magical about mixing a few ingredients together and ending up with a crusty, golden, flavourful loaf of bread. Of course, some breads are much quicker and easier than others. I love attempting all sorts of breads, but this focaccia bread definitely falls in the quick and easy category. As long as you have a few hours to let the dough rise, it takes virtually no hands on time at all. There is no kneading for this focaccia bread ... read more
Pretzel Buns
Aren't pretzel buns amazing? I love them. It's too bad they're not better for you because I could easily convince myself to make them ALL the time if they were! I haven't tried making a whole wheat version of these yet, I kind of feel like that might ruin them, but I may have to try it sometime. Although my family might mutiny if I did that to these wonderful chewy, salty pretzel buns! We used these for hamburgers, they are quite large. I think as a dinner roll they would be better a bit ... read more